tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732201516533376192.post1844221754540130277..comments2009-04-22T02:20:34.400-07:00Comments on das Fettchen: The Problem with "Persepolis," the filmJake K.M. Paikaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844877671707222275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732201516533376192.post-28829147658933609202008-09-30T01:21:00.000-07:002008-09-30T01:21:00.000-07:00Ooh, I did not know that Satrapi denied being a fe...Ooh, I did not know that Satrapi denied being a feminist. That's interesting, and kind of surprising. You could be right with the Geld theory. Why else would she change the tone of her own work? I'm sure there's reasons, but you may be onto something...<BR/><BR/>The more I think about the graphic novel, the more I remember the punch that a lot of it had (like that panel with keys around the soldiers' necks and the nails around the partying children's). It's too bad this didn't make it to the screen.<BR/><BR/>This is fun! Yay dialogue!Bitchyssoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133660044977076354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732201516533376192.post-10971218921296923702008-09-27T19:35:00.000-07:002008-09-27T19:35:00.000-07:00While that is true (and I hate to say this about s...While that is true (and I hate to say this about something artistic), I feel like the film, given our current geopolitical climate, had the responsibility to make the politicized nature of the novel important, as important as the narrative. The film didn't need to lose all of that in order to make the film-narrative work.<BR/><BR/>Marjane Satrapi has said in interviews that she doesn't consider herself a feminist, vehemently so. I guess, at the end of the day, what I wanted for the film and what she herself wanted may have been incongruous, but some part of me feels like she was just trying to get the green.Jake K.M. Paikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844877671707222275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732201516533376192.post-59616281377392476472008-09-26T21:44:00.000-07:002008-09-26T21:44:00.000-07:00One thing I found striking about the movie was its...One thing I found striking about the movie was its tone. I feel that in many ways it was de-politicized, becoming more of a personal memoir, and, like you said, forsaking some of the graphic novel's political aspects. I did, however, feel that the film succeeded as a personal story. Marjane (the character) was preserved in the transition from graphic novel to film. That's what ultimately sealed the deal for me.Bitchyssoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133660044977076354noreply@blogger.com